Luxury Plant Procurement Manager

Diamond Landscaping; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package available

Long‑term career growth opportunities

Dental care

Life insurance

Job summary

Diamond Landscaping, a luxury residential landscape leader in Los Angeles, seeks a Purchasing Manager for live plants, trees, and specimens. You will source from top nurseries, manage vendor contracts, track purchases, and coordinate deliveries with project teams across Southern California.

The role requires deep horticultural knowledge, negotiation experience, and the ability to work independently, including after-hours plant tagging and tours as needed. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in plant purchasing, greenhouse growing, nursery production, propagation, or horticulture.
• Deep horticultural knowledge.
• Experience negotiating prices, drawing up contracts, and building relationships.
• Strong knowledge of plant production, irrigation, and environmental controls.
• Understanding of plant health management.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.
• Willingness to participate in on-site plant tagging and nursery tours and able to respond after-hours, when required.

Responsibilities

• Research, identify, tag, and schedule delivery for all plant materials needed for landscape installation and landscape maintenance projects throughout Los Angeles and surrounding areas from high quality vendors and nurseries.
• Assess quality and reliability of suppliers.
• Track all purchases and shipments.
• Approve purchase orders, ensure timely payments to vendors.
• Solicit bids from potential suppliers and forecast needs based upon estimates, bids, and signed proposals.
• Administer vendor contracts, draft and follow up on renewals.
• Horticultural knowledge of shrubs and perennials, trees, cactus and succulents and blooming plants.
• Coordinate material needs and delivery schedules with Project Managers, Account Managers, Superintendents, and Foremen.
• Will proactively scout plants for insects, disease, and cultural issues at a variety of local nurseries, greenhouses, and suppliers.
• Ensure and maintain high-quality standards across all projects.
• Work closely with horticulturists and plant health care professionals to ensure consistency and standardization.
• Develop pipeline of backup suppliers in case of emergency.
• Schedule deliveries to optimize production and minimize loss of products.
• Promote safe work practices.
• Foster a positive, productive work environment.
• Monitor infrastructure and equipment.
• Ensure areas remain organized, effective, and clean.

Skills

Plant purchasing

Horticultural knowledge

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

On-site tagging

Job description

Diamond Landscaping, a luxury residential landscape leader in Los Angeles, seeks a Purchasing Manager for live plants, trees, and specimens. You will source from top nurseries, manage vendor contracts, track purchases, and coordinate deliveries with project teams across Southern California.

The role requires deep horticultural knowledge, negotiation experience, and the ability to work independently, including after-hours plant tagging and tours as needed. Competitive compensation offered.